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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

If you are new to our challenge, click
on the link in the left sidebar to see how this all works. Play along
each week with a Hambo Stamps image (rubber or digital) and you are in
the loop for some awesome FREE images! Don't have any Hambo images yet?
Click HERE for Freebies! We would love to have you join us!

First of all we want to say "thank you" to all of our Hoedown dancers! It is so fun to see your creativity each week with Hambo images and with our challenges! We loved all of the different techniques that were used last week - many of them we haven't tried (yet!) and your work was inspiring!

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

If you are new to our challenge, click
on the link in the left sidebar to see how this all works. Play along
each week with a Hambo Stamps image (rubber or digital) and you are in
the loop for some awesome FREE images! Don't have any Hambo images yet?
Click HERE for Freebies! We would love to have you join us!

You are going to LOVE this week's image -- I know I do!! Let's first take a look at what Team Squeal made for us this week

Please visit their individual blogs (see left sidebar) for more information on their technique, close-up views, and lots of other fun gab.

What will you make? Our challenge this week is to choose any technique from the Splitcoaststampers Resources Page to make your project. Please list the SCS technique name and link the SCS individual project (resource) page in your post.

Please read the instructions carefully so you are eligible for next week's FREEBIE! You
MUST list the name and link to the Splitcoast technique that you used
on your project. Although there are many technique sites in the cyber
world, links to other techniques on other sites are not eligible this week. Here is the link to the SCS Resources page where you can access MANY fun and challenging techniques:

Now take a look at all the fun sentiments that come this week with BAILEY LIBERTY!

This image is not available free, unless you played in last week's challenge and received it via email. Buy it HERE!

Isn't that just the best? As our regular Hoedown dancers know, Bailey is the dog of Tim and Monica Hunter (illustrator and owner of Hambo Stamps, respectively) and he has his own line of digital images! Take a peek at how he has grown:

Everyone thatfollowed last week's challenge, linkedto the Hoedown blog post and used the official digi nameand emailed us a photoof their card by the DEADLINE received this week's imageFREE!So check your mailboxes!We try to send images by Wednesday mornings at 7 AM.

Remember that you don't have to use Bailey Liberty. BUT we do require HAMBO images only --- and you can use ANY of those for our technique challenge this week! We have a wonderful line of rubber images, as well as digis and we like seeing those too!

We had 18 FABULOUS entries
last week in our Black and White Challenge! Thank you to ALL for playing
along with us! You can read about our Awards in the sidebar under
Announcements.

Our Queen of the Hoedown this week is 8. Blue Kube!! Grab the winner's button for your blog, and be sure to email Monica at info@hambostamps.com with your choice of any digi image from the store here.

Our Best in Show this week goes to 3. Carolyn!
CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS Carolyn! We loved the ruler designer paper and her fun embellishments! The trophy is yours!

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

If you are new to our challenge, click
on the link in the left sidebar to see how this all works. Play along
each week with a Hambo Stamps image (rubber or digital) and you are in
the loop for some awesome FREE images! Don't have any Hambo images yet?
Click HERE for Freebies! We would love to have you join us!

Today's challenge is pretty simple -- it's as they say, 'black and white' -- because it IS just BLACK AND WHITE!! And to help us achieve that is NUN!

This image is not FREE unless you played in last week's challenge. Buy it HERE!

Our Bacon Bits on Team Squeal have made some fabulous samples to inspire you:

Everyone
that followed last week's
challenge, linked a card to the blog post WITH THE OFFICIAL NAME and
emailed us a photo of their card (hambodesignteam@gmail.com) by the
deadline received this week's image FREE! So check your mailboxes! We
try to get all the images sent by Wednesday mornings at 7 AM.

Of
course, since this is a HAMBO challenge, you can use other Hambo
images with the challenge too! Take a peek:

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

It's time for this week's Hambo Hoedown and it's a special one! We are showing off our new Bacon Bits and their designs today. This is one of the few times where they all are dancing at the Hoedown together and we are excited to share their talents with you!

But first, let's talk CHALLENGE! Our challenge this week is brought to you by SNORKEL BOY:

This image is not FREE unless you played in last week's challenge. Buy it HERE!

Challenge: It's a sparkling sea
adventure for SNORKEL BOY! Glitter, Stickles, atyou Spica pens, glittery
embossing powders, etc. It's all about the SPARKLE as we dive into
the depths of the sea.

BONUS OINKS for those that use one of the Father's Day sentiments and still have a masculine card with sparkle!

We formally introduced our NEW DESIGN TEAM (aka Bacon Bits) all last week at Talk to the Ham,
and today you get to have a peek at their amazing art! All of their
blogs are listed in the left sidebar, as well as linked to their names
under their creations for this week. Be sure to visit them and show them
some Hoedown love! Take a look at the FABULOUS work they did with Snorkel Boy:

I know these designs will inspire you to create something wonderful and sparkly this week!

Everyone
that followed last week's
challenge, linked a card to the blog post WITH THE OFFICIAL NAME and
emailed us a photo of their card (hambodesignteam@gmail.com) by the
deadline received this week's image FREE! So check your mailboxes! We
try to get all the images sent by Wednesday mornings at 7 AM.

Of
course, since this is a HAMBO challenge, you can use other Hambo
images with the challenge too!

We loved the Parisian feel of her card and the creative use of embellishments.

Congratulations to both of our winners!

Please link your sparklychallenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown69 and Hambo as your keywords. That way we can find your creations.

After you have linked here, please email a picture of it to hambodesignteam@gmail.com

by the deadline so that we can get the image forWeek 70 to you!

****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by

Monday, June 11, at 10:00 PM CST

to be eligible for Week 70's free digi image.****

If you are new to our challenge, click
on the link in the left sidebar to see how this all works. Play along
each week with a Hambo Stamps image (rubber or digital) and you are in
the loop for some awesome FREE images! Don't have any Hambo images yet?
Click HERE for Freebies! We would love to have you join us!

HOEDOWN CHALLENGE RULES: You may enter our monthly challenge one time per month if you are using non-Hambo images in your project, or as many times as you'd like if your projects feature Hambo images. Two winners will be chosen each month, and each winner will be able to select a free digi image from our store.